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Italian Baroque Secretary

Magnificent Italian Baroque Secretary, circa 1700
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The upper case with swept pediment and stepped molded edge fitted with 11 drawers and an arched door. The lower case with a slant front opening over a well above three long drawers e...
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Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Secretaires

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Maple, Olive

Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part of the
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut, Mirror

Italian early 18th century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase
Located in Troy, NY
Italian secretary with beautiful, thick walnut radica veneer, wonderful color, ebonized moldings
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Italian baroque burl walnut secretary desk with a cartouche form mirrored panel beneath a
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Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires

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Brass

Early 18th C Italian Baroque Figured Walnut Secretary w/ Architectural Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Figured Walnut Secretary with Architectural Pediment, Arched
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut

Vintage Italian Baroque Style Marquetry Inlay Flip-Up Secretary Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Baroque Style Marquetry Inlay Carved Flip-Down Secretary Display Cabinet A
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, multi-function antique chest was created in Italy, circa 1960. Siting on bracket feet
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIII Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Painted Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian painted secretary ~ bookcase is a fanciful and marvelous expression of the
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Antique 1890s Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

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Wood

Italian Hand Painted Secretary, Bookcase from Piemonte, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian hand painted secretary, bookcase from Piemonte, Italy is a testament to the talented
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

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Walnut

Italian Bombe Inlay Olive Wood Dresser Drop Front Jewerly Compartment Secretary
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine Italian inlay bombe dresser. Olive wood, heavy carved claw feet, intricate inlay, drop
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20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Olive

Italian, Emilia Romagna, Walnut and Inlaid Secretary Cabinet, 2nd half 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of two piece construction, the upper section having an arched and open pediment with double drawers between canted corners, the outside surface with pattern inlays, the doors opening...
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Antique 1880s Italian Baroque Revival Cabinets

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Walnut

Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Secretary Vanity with Display Top & Matching Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Italian bombe drop front secretary cabinet in olive wood with the matching chair. Bookcase
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Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Venetian Paint Decorated Secretary Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
decoration. With a serpentine baroque crest with a gilt landscape in the center cartouche flanked by colorful
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Wood

19th Century Venetian Secretary Bookcase with Painted Scenes and Floral Sprays
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely painted green and yellow Italian fall-front secretary bookcase in the Venetian
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Paint

Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
What makes this piece unique and special is its originali twist to the characteristic Secretaire, a must-have object among Venetian aristocratic families that could not be missing in...
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut

Secretary Desk 700s Lombard by "Bottega Milanese Dei Valentini", walnut & burl
By Bottega Milanese dei Valentni
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important precious desk bureau production of on 19th century by "Bottega Milanese dei Valentini", restored and polished to wax. The piece of furniture is made of solid walnut and b...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

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Walnut

1920s Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & Burl Veneer, Threaded Maple
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Lombard Secretary Desk Commode in Walnut & burl Veneer, Threaded of Maple
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires

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Walnut, Burl

Beautiful antique slanted flap secretary, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Located in Berlin, DE
root veneer and inlays. Slanted flap secretary made of solid wood, baroque. Multi-curved body standing
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20th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

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Early 18th Century Northern Italian 3-Drawer Walnut Commode
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Incredible early 18th century Northern Italian 3-drawer walnut commode with ebony and parquetry inlay and bun feet. Wonderful color and patina.  
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ebony, Walnut

John Stuart Georgian Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By John Stuart USA, circa 1960s Gorgeous burled walnut, with leather wr...
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Pair of French Hand Carved & Painted Silk Sofas. Signed Carpentier. Circa 1780
By Louis-Charles Carpentier
Located in Hollywood, SC
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German Porcelain Partial Dinner Service, Meissen, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 18 soups, 18 dinner plates, one large fish platter, and one large meat platter, one covered vegetable tureen, two serving bowls.
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Antique 19th Century German Dinner Plates

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Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in Houston, TX
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Leather, Giltwood, Wood

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Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuils
H 42.75 in W 30 in D 29 in
Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century Chippendale style secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine form with drop front writing surface that opens to multiple drawers and ...
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

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Mahogany

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French ...
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Sliding Door Bookcase Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission bookcase offers arched backsplash over case with sliding glass doors opening to shelved interior, c1910 Measures - 51.5"H x 41.75"W x 14"D
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Pair of Very Important Samuel Pepys 1666 Large Library Bookcases After Original
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of Samuel Pepys 1666 large library bookcases after the original. These bookcases are basically the birthplace of the free standing book...
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20th Century English Georgian Bookcases

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Glass, Hardwood

Baker 8 Drawer Burl Wood Bachelor Chest Dresser Flip Secretary Top Desk MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker 8 Drawer Burl Wood Bachelor Chest Dresser Flip Secretary Top Desk MINT! Baded top.
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20th Century American Chippendale Dressers

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Walnut, Burl

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality mahogany, dovetails drawers and ball and claw feet.
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Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak Secretary Bureau With Painted Finish from Sweden circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800's. The dramatic serpentine drawers and carved outer panel of the drop down desk add...
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

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Brass

Yellow Painted Oak Secretary, Denmark circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary reflects the grace and class of European styling in the early 1800's with four serpentine drawers and curved skirt. The traditional interior with 12 small drawers ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires

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Oak, Paint

A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, Walnut - Louis Delanois JME
By Louis Delanois
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, carved walnut Master Louis Delanois JME c. 1760 Provenance: Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier França...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Sofas

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Walnut

Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
Located in Milano, IT
Bureau-cabinet with fold-down writing desk Lombardy, third quarter of the 18th century Walnut with carved decoration and walnut-burl veneer; applied ebonized wood trim and cornice ...
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Antique 1750s Italian Rococo Cabinets

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Walnut

Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
Rococo Italian Bureau-Cabinet, Milan, circa 1760
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Italian 18th Century Baroque Secretary
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine North Italian Baroque 18th century olivewood and ebonized secretary bookcase with serpentine
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Olive

Venetian High Palace Secretary Desk, circa 1945
Located in Liverpool, GB
A palace-like, tall Venetian secretary, with a light olive-colored polychrome, beautiful gilding
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires

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Wood

Caesar Returning to Cleopatra her Throne, French School
Located in New York, NY
other Italian baroque paintings, the Grand Gallery of his mansion in Paris. Though the Hôtel de la
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Paintings

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Italian Baroque secretary-bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian secretary in excellent condition circa 1720. Very properly fitted, this
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut

Italian Baroque secretary-bookcase
Italian Baroque secretary-bookcase
H 82.5 in W 44 in D 24 in
Italian Early 1900s Baroque Painted Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
This intriguing desk is a testament to the ingenuity and stylistic flair of Italian artisans and
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Secretaires

Antique Italian Baroque Hand-Painted Bombe Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
, this Antique Italian Baroque bombe secretary features original artwork on all three gracefully curved
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Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Secretaires

Italian Baroque Style Painted Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Mid-20th century Italian Baroque style painted secretary with display cabinet, pull-out desk and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Paint

Italian Late Baroque Carved Walnut Secretary Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely from the Umbria region of Italy, the rectangular top above a conforming case, the top drawer
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Antique Italian Baroque style burl walnut secretary cabinet.
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Burl, Walnut

Baroque Walnut Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary Italian Writing Desk is beautifully crafted out of solid wood finished with walnut
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Vintage 1950s Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Brass

Baroque Walnut Secretary
Baroque Walnut Secretary
H 39.5 in W 47 in D 18.5 in
Sicilian Baroque Style Painted Wood Secretary Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having original green paint trimmed in gold, the shallow upper section with a molded edge top and having three shelves, the lower section with a slant front folding desk housing two ...
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Antique 1870s Italian Baroque Secretaires

Northern Italian, Lombardia, Walnut & Mixed Veneer Secretary Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
the two piece cabinet expertly veneered in an array of woods, walnut being primary, the upper with mirrored doors opening to reveal 28 drawers, the lower with a slant front hinged fa...
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets

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Italian Baroque Bone Inlaid Ebony Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 17th century Italian, possibly Milanese, ebony commode inlaid with etched bone floral and
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Impressive 18th Century Northern Italian Inlaid Bureau with Secretary Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Impressive 18th century northern Italian inlaid bureau with secretary desk. Incredible inlay work
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18th Century, Italian Walnut Burl Veneer Small Three-Drawer Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Venetian burl veneered three-drawer secretary, Italy, 18th century. The secretary of
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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18th Century Venetian-style Italian Burled Wood Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian burled wood (probably walnut) veneered baroque-style secretary with mirrored glass doors.
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19th Century Venetian Style Secretary Bureau Bookcase
Located in Madrid, ES
Venetian style bookcase, made of walnut root. follows the models of the eighteenth century, The furniture is divided into two parts, bottom with three large drawers and two small at...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Antique Rococo Style Venetian Secretary Cabinet with Gilt and Floral Motif
Located in South Salem, NY
Fantastic antique Rococo style secretary cabinet decorated with intricate botanical motif, made in
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Antique 19th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Italian school of the 18th century. Follower of CARLO MARATTA " Virgin "
By Carlo Maratta
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian school of the 18th century. Follower of CARLO MARATTA (Camerano, 1625- Rome, 1713
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Venetian Walnut Bookcase circa 1940
Located in Doylestown, PA
Venetian walnut secretary bookcase, broken arched pediment with mirrored cartouche above double
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Important 19th Century Venetian Burl Walnut Low Table
Located in Forney, TX
Bring fine Italian elegance into your home with this rare and important, antique low table
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Sofa Tables

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Italian Baroque Style Drop-Front Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Baroque Revival Drop Front Cabinet Secretary, in walnut and ash parquetry with curved
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Italian Baroque Style Inlaid Walnut Bureau Secretary
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Bronze

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Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century Baroque style Venetian polychrome painted pine tall secretary, in two parts
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Pine

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Located in Madrid, ES
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Giovanni Domenico Molinari, Italian 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Biblical Scenes
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Gorgeous Walnut Baroque Style Secretary
Located in Larkspur, CA
20th Century Italian Grand Scale Burl Walnut Baroque Style Twin Door Drop Front Secretary, the
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20th Century Italian Secretaires

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Style Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Style Walnut Secretary.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

Italian Baroque Style Secretary
Italian Baroque Style Secretary
H 88 in W 42 in D 20 in
1970"s Italian Solid Burl Walnut Bibliotheque/ Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Italian Burl Walnut Bibliotheque / Secretary Desk Circa 1970's Height of drop-down
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Secretaires

18th c Paint and Parcel Gilt Mirrored Door Secretary Bookcase
Located in Natchez, MS
18th c. Paint and Parcel Gilt Etched Mirror Door Secretary Bookcase with family crest.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Giltwood

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Italian Baroque Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Italian baroque secretary you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every Italian baroque secretary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Italian baroque secretary, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An Italian baroque secretary, designed in the Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one Italian baroque secretary that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alfonso Marina produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an Italian Baroque Secretary?

The average selling price for an Italian baroque secretary at 1stDibs is $6,800, while they’re typically $1,980 on the low end and $78,500 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About Italian Baroque Secretary
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Italian Baroque style is a style of architecture, art and design that is highly ornamental and tends to show off dramatic, grand lines. It emerged during the late 16th century and remained popular into the early 18th century. Shop a collection of Italian Baroque furniture, art and decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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